Career Opportunity

January 11, 2010

Position: Outdoor Leadership Experience Field Instructor

Location: Algonquin Park (South River, Ontario)

Pine River Institute is a Residential Treatment Centre and Outdoor Leadership Experience for youth 13 to 19 struggling with substance abuse and the cluster of behaviours often associated with it.  Our campus is located on a 200-acre site 100 kilometers northwest of Toronto, Ontario, and includes a residential program for 36 adolescents ages 13-19, an 8-bed therapeutic wilderness program near Algonquin Park, and an aftercare program, with an office in Toronto. Our family-centered program is innovative and highly structured, and creates opportunities for troubled teens to engage in a focused transformation process through a fusion of education, therapy, recreation, and life skills.  The majority of our students are from Ontario, and are funded by the Ministries of Health and Education.  We also work with families from across Canada, and internationally.

We are currently seeking strong, experienced Outdoor Leadership Experience Field Instructors to help us deliver this exciting program in Algonquin Park.

Qualifications
We are looking for individuals with the qualifications and related experience in Wilderness field work:

  1. •Demonstrated sound judgment

  2. •Ability to maintain clear boundaries

  3. •Integrity, patience, commitment

  4. •A sense of humour

  5. •A commitment to a personal philosophy that is congruent with the Pine River Institute

  6. •WFR or Adv WFA with experience managing backcountry medical issues

  7. •Minimum Bronze Cross Certification with NLS preferred

  8. •Teaching level proficiency in a least three modes of wilderness travel

  9. •B.A., B.Sc., or college diploma in related field:

  10. •Experience working with at-risk youth and young adults in a wilderness setting

  11. •Valid Driver License an asset


Responsibilities:
The primary responsibility of the Field Instructor is to:

  1. •   deliver the Wilderness program

  2. •   ensure group safety

  3. •   teach basic wilderness skills

  4. •   solidify course logistics

  5. •   through facilitation, maintain focus on the therapeutic elements of the wilderness experience.


We offer competitive compensation, and the opportunity to be part of an exciting and innovative program. For more information please see our website www.pineriverinstitute.com.

Interested candidates should email their resumes to: John Fallis, john@pineriverinstitute.com